Fertilizer-distributer.



1.. G. HERRIGK. FBRTILIZBBDIBTBIBUTEB. l APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 18, 1,906.

Patented Nov. 17,1908.

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L. G. HERRIGK. FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTEB. APPLIoATIoN FILED SEPT.. 1s, 1906.

904,127. Patented Nov. 174, 1908.

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WTNESSES LOREN G. HERRIGK, OF LUVERNE, MINNESOTA.

FEnTILLzEn-DISTRIBTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 17, 1908.

Application led September 18, 1906-. Serial No. 335,148.

To all whom it inog/ concern:

Be it known that l, Lonen' (l. 'lmuncii, a citizen of the United States. residingr at Luverne, in thc county of Rock and State of Minnesota', have invented certain new and useful lmproveinents lin Fertilizer-Distributers, of which the following` is a specidescribed in the specification, illustrated in thedrawings and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

The object of the invention is to provide a removably secured fertilizer" distributor whereby -the material will bc event)v distributed on the ground through automatic nieans in combination with the uiechauism under the control ot' the drivel'.

A further object of the invent ion is to so construct the mechanism operating the conveyer that the speed of the conveyer can be changed by the driver when the wagon and its distributing mechanism is in motion, as some soils are richer than others and consequently do not require the same amount of fertilizinp,r material as poorer soils.

A further object of the invention is to so `construct the mechanism operating' the con' veyer that the conveyor can be returned at a much greater speed to its normal'position for another distribution of thefertiliziugl properties.

A further object of the invention is to have the distributer removably secured to an ordinary wagon, whereby thc conveyer can lbe` removed and the wagon utilized for ordinary purposes.

A further object of the invention is to provide an end gate which cooperates with the distributing mechanism to insure a complete discharge of the fertiliail'ig' material from the wagon.

Referring to the drawings in which corresponding letters indicate Corus-pending parts in all of the figures of the drawings: Figure l is a side elevationot my improved fertilizing device with separate parts ii section and'broken away. Fig. Qiis a lan view of Vthe device with the sides of the wagon removed and parts of the mechanism shaft 'a 'corresponding clutch mechanism 14 broken away, and Fig. 3 is a detail side elcvat-ion of the end gate in the raised position. The conveyer A 1s secured to an ordinary wagon which 1s provided with wheels l and 2. an axle (i for th rear wheels, and standards 3. Adjacent to said standards are lugs 5 for abutting against thc same and holding the conveyor and its combination mechanism on said wagon through the mcdiumof a 'fraaie work 4consistingl oi beams or timbers et. Secured to' the rear wheels l of the wagon are sprocket wheels T which support sprocket chains 8. Said sprocket chains arc connected to sprocket wheels El mounted on 2Q. Said sprocket wheels 9 run loosely on said shaft 22 and are provided with aclutch mechanism 13, and mesh with which is splined or grooved to said shaft 22. Connected to said clutches 14 are shippers 15 which are operated by a double bell crank lever 1G. Connected to said bell crank lever 4is a rod 17 which connects with a shipper on the opposite side of the wagon. Attached to'the long arm of said bell crank lever is a rod vlt which is connected to a lever 19 on the fot-ward end of the wagon. Said lever is operated by the driver and is provided with a latch 21 for engaging in a toothed segment 20. On shaft 22 previously referred to is a sprocket wheel 'Q3 having a sprocket chain thereon 25 which connects with a sprocket wheel 24 locatedV on a shaft 26, said shaft 2G being the drive shaft of the conveyer A. Secured at one end 4of said drive shaft 26 is a crank27 provided with a.rod QS which is pivoted at 29 toa slotted lever 30. Said slotted lever is'pivoted at 3l and provided with a slot 33 which supports an operati-iup` arm 32. Said operating arm has attached at onc end links 34-, which carry on their free ends pawls and 36. Said pawls operate a ratchet wheel 37 which will 'bc hereinz'ifter more fully described.' Attached .to operating' arm 3Q is a rod 3S which connects to ay bellcrank lever Said bell cra uk lever is operated by a rod 40 by means ot' a lcvertt which is pivote-d to the side of the wagon 90. Said lever is operated by the driver and has attached thereon ay latch 43 for engaging a toot-h segment 42. Ratchet wheel 37 previously referred to is mounted on shaft 44. Said ratchet wheel is operated Athrough the slotted lever 3l"and pawls 35 and 3G which rotate said shaft 44 which in turn operates the sprocket wheels i5 and 17 -said conveyer are lugs 56 and ,57 which are van end gate which also serves as a follower through the medium ot sprocket chain lo. Sprocket wheels -17 mounted on a shaft 18 supported by suitable boxes L19. -Said sprocket chains 46 have mounted thereon :t'or about three-fourths of their length a covering 50 which may be made of suitable material such ascanvas or other material. Mounted on said covering are slats for-receiving the manure on the fertilizer distributer. Immediately under the sprocket chain 46 are rollers 84 for supporting said conveyer when loaded. Attached to the slats 55 of tapering on their opposite sides for engaging a cam plate 58 which is supported on a bar 59. Said bar 59 connects the two opposing shipping 'levers 60 and 69. Said levers are attached at one end to clutches 62 and 63. 0n the same shattr-l are two other clutches G1 and 64. The clutch 64 is loose on shaft Ll-l while the clutch 6l is attached to the ratchet wheel 37, which is loose on the shaft Attached to clutch 6/1 is a sprocket wheel 65, which is connected to a sprocket wheel 66 of larger diameter on shaft 26 by means of a sprocket chain 67. Shaft 26 supports a platform 68. The opposite end of said platform 68 is supported. by shaft 4t, the object of which is to support the fulcrum of shipper 69. At the side of frame et and on the end of shaft 26 is a sprocket wheel 7l which is provided with a sprocket chain 72 which gives motion to a sprocket wheel73 keyed upon a rotatable stud 85; also keyed on said stud 85, is a spur gear wheel 8G, which meshes with a spur pinion 87 on shaft 78. Also mounted on shaft 78 is a scattering wheel 79 which is provided with pins 8O which can be made of wood or metal. Immediately above said scattering wheel 80 is a stationary guard 8l which is provided with pins 82.. 'Said pins 82 allow the pins 80 on scattering wheel 7 9 to pass between them so as to grind up and separate the manure into ne particles so that it can be more evenly distributed over the field.

In Fig. 1 I have shown the application of and in this function coperates with the conveyer A in eiiecting a discharge of the inaterial. To this en d I provide preferably upon each side of the wagon body a casting 115 ot substantial U shape and provided with rearwardly extending legs 116 formed with longitudinal ,slots 117. The castings 115 loosely are mounted upon a' transverse shaft 118. A toothed member 119 ismounted upon the shaft 1.18 adjacent one of said castings 115 and has rigid connection with said casting. A link 120 is also' mounted upon the shaft 118 and has pivotal connection at its upper end with a rod 121 connected with the lower end ofthe lever 19.

The link 120 carries adjacent its upper end a pivoted pawl 122 for onnative engagement with the member 11 livotally dependiu from the pawl 122 is a member 123 designed to be engaged by means provided upon the conveyer in a manner to be described. A curved end gate 124e is supported between the castings 115 and has longitudinal movement with relation thereto by virtue of antifrictional projections 125 engaging in the slots 117. The end gate v124 is provided with a dependingl leg 126 designed to be engaged by an element provided therefor. Mounted adjacent the rear end ot' the conveyer A are castings 127 and 128, the latter being rearwardly of and spaced away from the former. The casting 128 is provided with an inclined surface designed to serve as a cani for engagement with the member 123, and its app'urteiiant mechanisms.

The operation of the end gate is 'as fol- `lows: 1Vhen the conveyer is started in its operative travel by the proper movement of' the lever 19, the link 120 will be rocked forwardlyupon the shaft 118 and will carry the pawl 122 therewith. Inasmuch as the pawl 122 is normally engaged with the niember 119. carried by the casting 115, the movenient of the pawl serves to raise the castings 115 upon the shaft 118 as a fulcrunl until.

said castings haveassunied a substantially vertical position. r1-he end gate 121 will then drop by gravity to the lowerinost edges of the slots 117 where it will be supported during the movement ofthe conveyer. As the rear end of the conveyer approaches the meiroer 123, the casting 128 will-engage said member and raise the pawl 122 upon its pivot to release the same from the4 member 119, said member 12S-.being held to move vertically, only, upon contact -therewith oi' the casting 128, by means of a stop pin 123O extending from the casting 115. The castings 115 will then drop by gravity to their normal horizontal position. In this relation of pai-ts, the casting 127 engages the lug 126 and Jforces the end gate 124 forwardly, said end gate thereby serving as a follower to effect a complete dischargevof material upon the distributing reels. The

vupper slot 117 is preferably slightly shorter than the lower slot and when thc end gate reaches the termination of itsfforward movenient the upper connection serves as a pivot and allows the end gate to swing slightly so that its lower end is raised to permit of the passage thereby ot' the castings 127 and 128 in their continued forward movement. `Wheii the lever 19 is thrown io operative position, the elements lconnected therewith assume their, normal relation as will be readily understood.

The operation of my improved fertilizer distributer is as follows: The manure-or other 'fertiliicing materials are placed on the comme conveyer A which isformedi by the canvas 50 and slats 55, when it is carried= tothe rear of the Wagon by sprocket. wheels 7 and 9. The shaft 22 which is diiven by said sproeketwheel 9 also operates the sprocket lratchet wheel 37 by means of the reciprocating motionA previously described. As said ratchet wheel moves forward it operates sprocket Wheels 415 and e7 and chain 46 thereby* carrying the fertilizer by means of said conveyor to the end where it is deposited on scattering wheel 7 9, and as said wheel 7 9 revolves, it has a tendency to throw the fertilizer on the'ground` but the stationaiiyg'uard 8l cheeks the fertilizer until it is somewhat pulverized, thus grinding up the fertilizer which makes it more desirable for the purpose 'used As the conveyer continues to revolve itgoes to the end of the wagon Wliereby lug rT attachedl to said conveyer contacts with the cani 58,whieh operates the shifting rod 59 and thus detaclies clutch 62 from clutch (il, thereby allowing ratchetwheel 37 to remain stationary and at the sam(` time the slight momentum of the coiiveyer A being suliicientto close clutches 63 and 64, the clutches 6l and 62 and 6&5 and G4 being placed at such a.distance apart, and the lugs 56 and 57 being placed inxsuch relation 'to the cam 58 as to permit of such operation, thus rotatingl pulley (i5 through the medium of the belt 67 and pulley (36. The speed at which the conveyer is run to its normal position is considerably greater than whenl distributing' fertilizer to the soil which is obvious from the size of the pulleys 65 and 66. As said conveyer continues to move back to its normal position for reloading the manure it comes to a stop when its lug 56 engages the beveled edge of cam 58 thereby shifting the shippers 60 and 69 which operates ratchet wheel 37 similar to the previous operation until the entire load of manure is distributed from the wagon.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is: f 1f'.

1. In a fertilizer distributor, the'conibination with a wagon, and a movable conveyor therein, of a follower movably mounted adjacent one end thereof, means for raising' said follower and holding the same,` in an inoperative position, a'nd means for tripping down and actuating said follower, at a selected point in the movement of said conveyer to move with the conve-yer, and to assist in discharging the material therefrom, substantially as described.

2. In a fertilizer' distributor, the combination with a wagon, and a movable convcyer therein, of a follower niovably mounted ad- ]aicent one end' thereof, means for raising said follower and holding the same in an inoperative position, and means for tripping down and actuating said follower, ata se'- lected point in rthe movement of said conveyer, to move with the coiiveyer and-assist in disclnirging the material therefrom, and to subsequently operate as an end gate for sa-id wagon, substantially as described` 3. In a fertilizer distribiiter, the combination` with a wagon, a forwardly and rearwardly movable conveyor therein. and means for automatically reversing the movement of said con veyer, of a follower movably mounted' adjacent one end tliei'e -if, means for raising and holding the said follower in an inoperative position, and means for tripping down and actuating,r said follower, at a lected point in the forward movement of said convcyer, to move with the same and :is-

sist in.dischargingthe material therefrom, snbsl'ant rally as descrilad.

.L. ln a fertilizer distributer` theI combination with a wagon, a forwardly and rearwardly movable conveyor therein, and means for anlonnitically reversing the movement of said coiirevcr, of a follower niovably inounlcd` adjacent one end llicrcof. means for raising` and holding' the said follower in an inoperative position, and means for trippingdown said follower, at a selected point in the forward movement of said conveyer, to initially move 'with the conveyor, andl assist' in discharging' the material therefrom and to subsequently operate as an end gate for said wagon, substantially as described.

ln a fertilizer distributor, the combination with a wagon, and a movable conveyei' therein` of a follower, niovably mounted adjacent one end thereof, means for raising and holding said follower in an inoperative position, and means for automatically tripping down and actuating said follower, at a selected point in the movement of said conveyer, to move with the conveyei' and to assist in discharging the material therefrom, substantially as described. 4

6. In a fertilizer distributor, the combination with a wagon, and a movable conveyer therein, of a follower niovably mounted adjacent one end thereof, means for `raising` and holding' said follower in an inoperative position, and means for automatically tripping down said follower, at a selected point in the movement of said coiiveyer to initially move with the same, and assist in discharging the material therefrom, and to subsequent ly operate as an endrate for said wagon, substantially as descii ied.

7. In a .fertilizer distributer, the combination with a wagon` and forwardly and rearwardly movable conveyer therein, and means i for automatically reversing the movement of ing and holding said follower in an inoperative position, and means for automaticallyv tripping down and actuating said follower, ,at a selected point in the'forward movement of said oonveyer, to move with the same and-assist in discharging the material therefrom, substantially as described.

8. ln a fertilizer distributer, the combination of a wa on, and a movable conveyer therein, of a follower movably mounted adjacent one end thereof, manually operable means for tripping down and actuating in an inoperative position, and lautomatic means for tripping down and actuating said follower, at a selected point in the movemenU of said oonveyer, to move with the same and to assist in discharging the material therefrom, substantially as described. V

'9; ln a fertilizer distributer, the combination with a wagon, and a movable conveyer therein, a follower movably mounted adjacent one. end thereof, manually operable means for` raising and holding said follower in an inoperative position, and automatic means for tripping down and actuating said sortie? follower, ata selected point in the movement of said follower, to ,nitiallymove with the conveyor, and assist in discharging the maf terial therefrom, and to subsequently operate as an-end gate for said wagon, substantially as described.I

` l0. In a fertilizer distribnter, the combination with a wagon, a forwardly and rearwith the sameand assist in discharging ther material therefrom, substantially as described. j

vin testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LOREN G. HERRICK. `Witnesses B. E. Sonnen, Bour CAss. 

